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#08C8CD

#08c8cd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#08c8cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 78.43% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.1% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 181.52°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4577

Complementary

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #cd0d08

Split complementary

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #cd0865
  3. #cd6f08

Analogous

  1. #08cd6f
  2. #08c8cd
  3. #0865cd

Triadic

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #cd08c8
  3. #c8cd08

Tetradic

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #0d08cd
  3. #cd0d08
  4. #c8cd08

Square

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #6f08cd
  3. #cd0d08
  4. #65cd08

Monochromatic

  1. #02383a
  2. #058083
  3. #08c8cd
  4. #2bf2f7
  5. #74f6fa

Shades

#08c8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #07b4b9
  3. #06a0a4
  4. #068c90
  5. #05787b
  6. #046467
  7. #035052
  8. #023c3e
  9. #022829
  10. #011415
  11. #000000

Tints

#08c8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #21ced2
  3. #39d3d7
  4. #52d9dc
  5. #6bdee1
  6. #84e4e6
  7. #9ce9eb
  8. #b5eff0
  9. #cef4f5
  10. #e6fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08c8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08c8cd
  2. #14c1c5
  3. #20babe
  4. #2cb2b6
  5. #38abae
  6. #44a4a7
  7. #509d9f
  8. #5c9697
  9. #688e8f
  10. #748788
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fbcbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1adce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c2cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b8ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08c8cd {
  color: #08c8cd;
}
Background
.bg-08c8cd {
  background-color: #08c8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-08c8cd {
  border: 2px solid #08c8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08c8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 200 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08c8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08c8cd, #0865cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08c8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 200 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 1.66 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 2.02 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.31 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.21 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.77 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.61 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.95 #f73732 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#08c8cd  rgb(8, 200, 205)  hsl(182, 92%, 42%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd0d08  rgb(205, 13, 8)  hsl(2, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#cd08c8  rgb(205, 8, 200)  hsl(302, 92%, 42%)  Medium Orchid
#c8cd08  rgb(200, 205, 8)  hsl(62, 92%, 42%)  Pear